Jackson Wildcats
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The Jackson Wildcats were a United States Basketball League
team located in Jackson, Mississippi
. The Wildcats were originally located in Glens Falls, New York
as the Adirondack Wildcats. The new ownership announced the move to Mississippi
on 1 December 2006. Plans for the team to play at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum were nixed when the team and venue could not agree on a lease; the Wildcats later played some home games at a local community center. As of May 1, 2007, the Jackson Wildcats were removed from the USBL schedule.
United States Basketball League
The United States Basketball League , often abbreviated to the USBL, was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985. The final champions are the Kansas Cagerz, who won the title game on July 1, 2007.-History:...
team located in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
. The Wildcats were originally located in Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States. Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,700 at the 2010 census...
as the Adirondack Wildcats. The new ownership announced the move to Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
on 1 December 2006. Plans for the team to play at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum were nixed when the team and venue could not agree on a lease; the Wildcats later played some home games at a local community center. As of May 1, 2007, the Jackson Wildcats were removed from the USBL schedule.